The answer is obviously YES! It would defeat the purpose of the home. Most owners don’t purchase a holiday home just as an investment. No, you want to use the home for fun. Let’s look at management choices using an accommodation agency. You appoint a manager and they set their management fees to look after […]
New owners are concerned, initially, with the daily rates we set. “Setting High Airbnb Rates and I am happy. Rates are my measure of success!” For example, I got this email from a new owner, after we notified him of his second booking. I would have expected the going rate to be higher late in November….but […]
What Are The Airbnb Hosting Risks What are the risks involved in renting your Airbnb home? When you read this you may decide short term rentals are too much risk. Yes, there are risks. And you must be aware of them. As in life, you cannot insure against all risks. As a clever man said, […]
Dear Minister of TourismThe other day Minister Hanekom said self catering rentals must not harm formal tourism ( more..) and he is considering more red tape to limit them. More red tape? This confuses me. I thought the Tourism Minister heard Pres. Ramaphosa when he said, “Tourism is the new gold in Africa.”Given Ramaphosa’s vision I […]